Legal Division, Private Wealth Management Lawyer - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

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THE LEGAL DIVISION
We work at the intersection of finance and law, providing counsel and advice that support activities across the firm.

We handle litigation and arbitration, perform research and due diligence, aid in financing and legal filings, deal with contracts and intellectualproperty rights that show our commitment to clients, shareholders, and regulators.

Whether you're an experienced attorney or a quick learner with a strong interest in financial law coupled with critical thinking skills, our dynamic group might be right foryou.

OUR DIVISION CULTURE

As a division we are focused on our people and their development and are committed to creating an environment that is diverse and inclusive.

We offer numerous training and career development opportunities including a weekly legal training programme, departmentmentoring schemes and a people development committee tasked with providing tangible tools to help manage and develop careers.

The department also has a number of active and varied committees including the Diversity, Pro Bono, Charity and Social Committeesand encourages participation in the Women's, Black and LGBT Firmwide affinity networks.

BUSINESS UNIT AND ROLE OVERVIEW

Private Wealth Management (PWM) provides a comprehensive range of investment services, including discretionary investment management, investment advice, brokerage services and lending to wealthy individuals, family offices and related structures worldwide,across a diversified range of asset classes, including equities, fixed income, structured products, derivatives, hedge funds and other alternative investments.

PWM in EMEA focuses primarily on individuals, families and family offices based in the UK, EU, Switzerland,the Middle East and Africa, who invest through a wide variety of investment vehicles including corporates, trusts, partnerships, regulated and unregulated funds, in a broad range of jurisdictions.

Currently, PWM in EMEA is supported by lawyers in London, Birmingham,Zurich, Frankfurt and Warsaw, all of whom regularly work closely with colleagues in PWM Legal in the US and Asia.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Advising on the legal and regulatory framework for the PWM sales and trading and lending businesses.
Advising the PWM product specialists on documentation and transactions relating to equity and fixed income securities, derivatives and structured products and/or securities and assetbased lending.
Advising on the current regulatory regime in the EU and UK and working with internal and external counsel in other jurisdictions related to the business, as well as providing productbased advice on pre and post insolvency enforceability for derivativesand securities and assetbased lending.
Advising Private Wealth Advisors on all aspects of the client relationship, from pitches through to the structuring of accounts, negotiation of account documentation and investment restrictions, support on transactionspecific questions, the margin andrisk management process and new products.
Advising senior PWM Management on a variety of lending and trading issues, including new initiatives, significant transactions, impact of regulation, material accountrelated issues and issues relating to the structure of the business.
Advising and liaising with PWM compliance professionals on a wide range of lending and trading issues, such as interpretation of regulations, significant transactions, account activity and surveillance.
Advising on policy development introducing new policies in response to new legislation and revising current policies to meet the needs of the business.
Liaising with other lawyers in the Goldman Sachs Legal Division globally in relation to specific product or other issues, including derivatives, equity capital markets, employment and litigation.
Liaising with external counsel on a broad range of domestic and cross border jurisdictional issues, including licensing and selling restrictions, and enforceability of collateral arrangements.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

- derivatives and structured products; or
- securities and asset based lending.

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow.

Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York,we maintain offices around the world.
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